Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in ...

April 8 (UPI) --President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed four executive orders designed to make the United States "energy dominant ... his support for coal mining while signing several executive ...

Before the United States was a country, New Jersey was mine country ... Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Story continues below map of abandoned mines in New Jersey. All eyes ...

Especially in Florida. Florida is home to the majority of phosphate-mining operations in the United States — and the United States is the world's third-leading producer of phosphate rock. Making ...